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Nazis Organize To Rout

A Soldier Writes To

Ae Fraser Valley —

report has been sent in to the B. C, Lumber ‘Worker from *

Mills,

Ace From Holland

stat hat occurred up there early this

month. A oe of men on

By JACK HIGGIN

lave recei
fruit and Aree sup-

ond morning of the heavy rain decided to town rather
‘0 The Editor wait for the rain to stop. They wate; aaeed te the
ivili a ns From B. am Bees ase convey my sincere folowing morning by the foreman. Some returned, but but some did
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P (IWA) for the parcel I received 4 ‘ae
Penticton, B.C. a few days ago. eos post! 4. hes
To the Editor: marked Oct. 21, 1944, so it iakes Mission Local Has report was that it was unf
Word has reached here that the IWA is planning an |Some Tae amen New R ibiliti ate a Ki e ra fe
orga: of e cer emselves in Ls
ne easoral | drive in the short log country of B.C. this condition, an excellent job. od wy The Edito sep pane a
year and a and he vice of is ies Outstanding progress and |Pesition, generally upsetting
of the conditions your organizers are likely to run‘into. I am|We cha the gun: a| growth of the IWA in the Fraser|£00d relations that been
referring to a°camp run Bye by the name of Frank special delight in parcel peat Valley within the last 6 months | Puil x 5 he their peli
Capostansy for the Swan: mber Co. of Edmonton, sit-|ed and are auite often able to|has brought benefits and addi-|& Rosten 1 ft anther ie fae
ated 12 miles from Cena. rasa of Kamloops. When I|share and put things together|tional responsibilities to the | "0" jovine to agree with
fas oe as sedak, I was told I would have 2 men to feed, with |to make a pleasing snack, be-|membership of L Ail: the company in its action.
a baker and 2 flunkies. When I arrived after paying my own Bate a es. ee ele ae cine See Teorey with will made to
re Ipers were Germ TSE ; g ki
out # 4 pus oN pee villian lo Ben man pesoners. “They h ha na meals - raanle? foods lye cf, some 18 certificaions at va have them reinstated but the com-
ee ee 8 Bus, che s and rice stages of negotiations. Biaiag mittee feels that if it does a0,
ve ards. Ente nS Ga a Dee the next two months fhat means | there. sh cr renter realisa-
It is ee oe to deseribe in de- ifort rernindra ren tiverati tia |i aeemalomaleh Conon Temes 8 a lot of work for a lot Senta nthe men ie
it _the situation as it actually | they were still in the German|lond and it sure is a wet place, |POTS uses ‘s ards their “sponte woe
existed, The Nazi prisoners prac-|smyv They celeb We do get a one-ounce issue of
Htcall Thos : ay y ey celebrated all Ger- * be nae and labor | overseas, and ta the union.
eitlenmine teaeeat ie and [man holidays and the last one | ye" Se ane ae great coat,|‘hat. is brought about by the) me Canadian Forest Produ
did as they pleased at all times. | when I 1 Hitler’s anni-|Holland has taken a lot of pun.|°2ning of agreements, it is ne- at Harrison nits i. one of
ersary. me hile to|ishment as the news hown, |Cessary for the worker to ac-}in, test organize the
as they called him: The company |find out why the prisoners were |The people have a fine spirit and ee hiniself, tally yet tne a Valley. “Excellent Visa
had built them new bunk houses |¢o favored but later r sdigovered are friendly and generous with meaning 6f/ ther sezeemucum oe niene poe s have been
‘ dhe Wate Cite gecommodation | for our. boys. {tion espont mee cetabtiaed ad any ee
fs len “orto ys [ty "Sdiuceean"ghor"ws |The ave nest pote” he ge ements cay con hae
“Toca Ae . was rom parcels Sich sa YOUrS |. past : anizer |ieon secured. en are
of the kitchen hice was used inom és H Re a cre pee Oat hae male ae agent nds it im-/anxious to live up to their re~
as ne a adqu ee chilgren of f the village were i in vehon as can be desired. ‘There. | SPoMsibilities in every respect.
lian ger passing anizers came up icholas | Pe ig 2 eae
eae this Hee has to pay | into this. territory, advise them ve re it 1s urged that all camp) : 5
for all meals he may get from|What they are liable to meet up| Best wishes to your work in c, representation at the local) Sick and Injured
the company, but the Nazis were | With because I am sure the boss|the New Yeai meeting. Whee te etme a Port Alberni
allowed to feed all their friends | 0° Nazi leader will not stand for Sites Sate bapa ft ern :
ae ay ie day or night. weunion man a cam i they can GNR. FORBES, v D. ON. M. FREYLINGER. Coast General te
ao ea es taeee Gann lchineueteTd obec al apes [International Representative. ane tee B.C.—Followi
m and meat was provided for s on be- Sarat BA
them. The cookhouse was full all|cause if they get away with this alistiot ‘yoahasine who :
day with men coming and going | in one camp they are almost sure || been patients in the hospital an:
filling their stomachs with food|to try it in others. I would ap- a " Through the efforts of Jimmy
and coffee when they were sup-/Preciate it very "much if you The Hitchiker Bruton, IWA Sick Committ
fe ) :
cate ae been w inform som s att have magazines,
p of these conditions as the:
e

all |
if

arrived. The. cheques are made
cut on a Kamloops bank and can you can use this
only be cashed at the store if the |i? your sata paper, I am,
ss asks for this privilege for rnally yours,
you as a special favor to him. You . MICARTH
a discriminatory | 4+ present with Bennett

and White, Ruth, B.C.,
Tilied mot been. there very long |near Penticton.

when the boss pie a quarrel
with me. I told what I
thought of him, a Thai is
notice which I

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v Assistance:

T continued ‘to To The Editor

ea everything possi ble te e| We eae queen’

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towards the co:

We especially wish to tha

nk
. B. Sands, who officiated at
the naar eral.
IVAR and CARL EKLUND.

LANTERN
CAFE AND TAXI

BE the heading sounds familiar to you as many a time
e the owner of a car you have stopped and given nome

ieee fortunate individual a ride, In common terms he
a hitch-hiker and in these times of shortage:
the

organization has many people using sine thumbs. ee
are wa to accept all the benefits that we are willing to fight

and pay for, uals stil, they have made no effort to give us ah
tea chs ‘they ave “deageing their feck.” T
TOdELii ataty conte fens Brothers got, their holiday pay at

keeper handed za oh eit check they
I ith pal ee om

ack, as Tam not one of the and hav eed in

the union.” Some will say, “well, 1 dow't ike thee attic of the
or

Local or this official from the DE striet? ” but Brothers, our
far |; my 0)

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'm. Charters, ca Klint, of
dane 10, Sp 2 ling ke; John
Day Walte thews,

iford,

awvyvuke,
Franke MeDonald Jon
BS&W mill;

Laine, Beew, Sener “Rivers
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ization is ger than ai

The policy and p union is formulated first by
armenian aie ore when by the elected delegates
m the Locals attending District Council meetings and con-

i eople who are not members and to the Bro

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comity to He a
pea bettes torld for the common

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